Perhaps between courses they could take Rummenigge over the road to peer over some builders’ hoardings. Dust is in the air as City’s FFP-friendly Campus takes wonderful shape.

Arsenal nurturing Germany's as well as England's young talent

Arsenal’s CEO, Ivan Gazidis on Monday toasted the £42 million recruitment of Mesut Özil but added “we will continue to stand by our principles in terms of nurturing young talent”.

Gazidis name-checked two exciting Arsenal teenagers, Serge Gnabry and Gedion Zelalem, both climbing the same German age-group ladder as Özil has done.

Arsenal have contributed Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs to England (and assisted the progress of Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain) but, let’s not kid ourselves, they are also doing Germany’s player development work.

One for Football Association chairman Greg Dyke when he meets Gazidis.